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Disaffection or not, Gov. Romney will do just fine. Almost all of his fundraising is for the primary only; he can go back to his funders for another give for the general later on if he's the nominee. Plus, his Super PAC raised over $12 million this quarter - add that to his "paltry" $23 million and it's a considerable haul. The burn rate (31%) leaves a question mark: how much will Romney have "on hand" when he needs to spend in the early caucuses and primaries? That's going to be the figure to watch.

What does it mean for Texas Gov. Perry? Nothing. In 2010 he raised over $20 million for his reelection. His "presidential primary" campaign could dial that much up and more in a jiffy should he enter the race for the GOP nomination. But, one caveat: Texas has no limits to campaign donations - that is, Perry's haul was in very large sums. Running for president requires many donors. That could slow Perry's money-machine down. And, more important, Perry still has to campaign! Campaigning for president has broken many a candidate far more viable than Rick Perry.

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